When a book is dedicated "for my brothers Derek and Christopher, who came with the terror-tory"" it's a good bet there's some fun to follow. Edward has hidden a rock under his bed, and his brother(who must have read The Enormous Egg ) terrorizes him with a set of suppositions: What if that rock were really a dinosaur egg? What if it hatched? What if Edward had to take care of it? What if the egg's family came to find the baby and punish its eggnapper? What if Edward turned the tables on his brother? (This book is recommended for ages 6 to 9, although no-one older will mind an excuse to read it aloud to a young listener.) "

 

This book is part of a book series called Red Fox Picture Books .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 1998 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Niki Daly grew up in Cape Town and later returned there with his wife and sons after living in London for ten years.